Scientists have proved that electronic cigarettes are less harmful to health

For six months, the researchers studied the effect of nicotine on the body

In Ukraine conducted a unique study, directly related to reducing harm from Smoking. About it Корреспондент.net learned, having been on the Global nicotine forum in Warsaw.

As told to us Elena Kvasha, leading researcher of the Institute of cardiology named. Strazhesko, under whose guidance worked research group for six months, the researchers studied the health status, in particular the cardiovascular system of smokers who changed their conventional cigarettes for an alternative means of nicotine consumption.

The study involved 60 people with an average age of 35 years. All the heavy smokers who smoke more than 20 cigarettes a day. Participants were divided into three groups. The first consists of those who have smoked as usual, and secondly, those who switched to electronic cigarettes, and still others used a system of heating tobacco IQOS.

During the study, doctors took the subjects blood tests, made the diagnosis and were given smoked conventional cigarettes.

Six months later, the second and third group were observed positive changes in health status. “Decreased levels of endothelin and atherogenic coefficient, indicating reduced risk of developing cardiovascular diseases. The most significant improvement in health status was noted in electronic cigarette users, significantly improved the results of participants who switched to the heating of tobacco, while the rates of smokers of traditional cigarettes has remained at the same level,” – said Kvasha.

A similar study was conducted in Ukraine for the first time. To date, the results are the only scientific assessment of the impact of the electronic delivery systems nicotine on the health of Ukrainian smokers.

In the world have long been studying the phenomenon of electronic cigarettes and their potential for harm reduction from tobacco Smoking. For example, Public Health England, the Executive authority of the Ministry of great Britain, conducted a comparative study of electronic and conventional cigarettes with the aim of identifying the extent of damage rendered by them on the body active smoker. The analysis showed that electronic cigarettes are 95% less harmful than conventional.

Global nicotine forum is the only international conference dedicated to the role of safer nicotine products that can help people to stop Smoking. First established in 2014 as an independent consultant in the field of health Knowledge-Action-Change [Knowledge-Action-Change] (KAC), this forum is now in its fourth year, and each time is held in Warsaw.